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Mackenzie

Meaning
Son of Coinneach
Origin
Scottish Gaelic
Nicknames
Kenzie

Girl's name · #228 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

96% girls · 4% boys — Mackenzie is also given to boys: 99 in 2025, about 1 in 25 in recent years. Mackenzie →

Popularity over time

Mackenzie reached #40 in 2001 and has faded to #228 since. About 141,000 girls have carried it since 1973.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#60 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #68 in New Zealand (2025) · #71 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #80 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #819 in Ireland (2025) · #941 in Scotland (2025) · #1,435 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,954 in England & Wales (2025) · #140 in Canada (2024).

Famous Mackenzies

In stories & tradition

What Mackenzies become

Among 177 notable people named Mackenzie:

Sports figures appear 3.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mackenzie Little, Australian javelin thrower (born 1996).

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Mackenzie include Madison and Makayla for girls, and Mason for a boy.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Mckenzie (#576) and Makenzie (#700), Mackenzie would rank around #120 with about 2,300 births last year — the newborns split about 59/23/18 across Mackenzie, Mckenzie, and Makenzie.

About 540 girls a year are given Kenzie as their full name.

Similar names: Makenzie · Kylie · Makenna · Yaretzi · Brianna · Delaney

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